Archive for April 15th, 2011

Leonardo da Vinci ( (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was, among many things, an Italian painter, sculptor, scientist, inventor, and engineer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived.

This song became a breakout hit for Roberta after a slower, version was used by Clint Eastwood in his 1971 directorial debut Play Misty for Me during a love scene. It won the Grammy Award for Song of The Year in 1973.

Roy Linwood Clark is a popular figure in country music as both a musician and singer. He is best known for hosting Hee Haw , a nationally televised country variety show on CBS, from 1969–1992. During the 1970s, Clark frequently guest- hosted for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show. He is a member of the Grand Ole Opry and was inducted into the The Country Music Hall of Fame on May 17, 2009.

The song spent four weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and and nine weeks atop the adult contemporary chart, becoming Frank Sinatra’s second gold single and Nancy’s third. It was the first and only instance of a father-daughter number-one song in America.